Okay folks, this is my Desperate Dilemma
Knee surgery grounded me for the last 6 months of this year, and I can see no end in sight. My 9 th. picture book is just out, and my 10th book, a mid-grade adventure for boys, is due for publication.
My Dilemma:
How to promote these two books from the seat of my pants
- literally! Pilots fly planes by the seat of
their pants, but authors must have
two good legs to get out
there and SELL!!
- literally! Pilots fly planes by the seat of
their pants, but authors must have
two good legs to get out
there and SELL!!
This means that between countless daily exercises, I sit at my computer and scrounge for ways of putting "Ruthie and the Hippo's Fat Behind" on bookstore shelves, in children's hands, and on the minds of children's relatives as possible gifts.
My damaged knee gets a rest, but trying to
"sell" by the seat of my pants
really DOES give me
a pain in the ass!
I have Twittered and Tweated endlessly. "Ruthie" and I are Facebook regulars. Even Linkedin and JacketFlap have "Ruthie" posts galore. I sent Press Releases to Indie Bookstores, hoping they might bite: no takers so far. I had friends and relatives phone some of these bookstores, asking for "Ruthie," just to give them a nudge in the right direction."sell" by the seat of my pants
really DOES give me
a pain in the ass!
3 Comments on DESPERATE DILEMMA Fuels the Promotion of 9th Picture Book., last added: 8/3/2010
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Have you sent press releases to local papers? Zoos?
Margot if you come up with some ideas will you post them? I'm always looking for new ways to promote. Have you thought about an app for the iphone?
Yes Janet, I have done that - I mentioned it in the blog. Not the ZOO though. Our Zoo never responds to letters or e-mails, and they never return my phone calls. I have sent them Press Releases before - zip!!
Jill, I wasn't so much looking for new ideas, as i was commenting on how little return I got for all the work I put into this promotion. I offered 2 free books + authgraphed copies in THIS post, and all I got was comments form you two wonderful ladies.
I am deluged with promo e=mails and promo blogs every day in my IN box. I guess there is just too much of it coming into our collective mail boxes and people just delete without really reading the stuff.
So much for promoting books via blogs and writing lists.
I rhank you both for reading my post and taking the time to reply.
Margot Finke
http://www.margotfinke.com